What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?

By

WSJ Staff

Oct 24, 2013 1:15 pm ET

Universal Pictures

A scene from ‘Mama’

Almost any way you slice it, horror is surging. On television, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” broke several records when it premiered to 16.1 million viewers in its fourth season this fall. FX’s “America Horror Story” also had its best ratings ever for its Oct. 9 season premiere, which beat everything else that night among 18- to 34-year-olds. Low-budget movies and their sequels which used to look cheesy are now more realistic—and profitable.

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